About the day » Wednesday August 26, 1925Calender converter

• Everhardus (Evert) Joosten, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2011)
• Andre Parmentier, Oostnieuwkerke († 2015)
• Allard Dennis Fowler, Horry County, South Carolina († 1989)
• Arnoldus Johannes Romijnders, Dreumel, Gelderland, Nederland († 1995)
• Arnoldus Johannes Romeijnders, Dreumel, Gelderland, Nederland († 1995)
• Cornelis Hendrikus van Brummelen, Den Dolder († 1945)
• Donetta Simmons († 1994)
• Carl Andrew Brannen, Groveton, Trinity County, Texas, United States († 1945)
• Cornelia Theresia Petronella Maas, Drunen († 2000)
• Anne Siebring, Veendam, Groningen, Nederland († 1929)

• Catharina Roothans (94), Eindhoven
• Agnes (Georg Hulskramer) de Groot (76), Veendam, Groningen, Nederland
• Aaltje Geuse (47), Bergen op Zoom
• Drusilla HENDRICKS (71), Swan Lake, Bannock, Idaho
• Charles Henry Towns (57), Firland, King, Washington
• Antje OUDHUIZEN (73), Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antonius Petrus Prince (62), Tilburg
• Aaldrik Siebring (0), Veendam, Groningen, Nederland
• Anthony J Albers (0), Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio
• Antonius Johannes Leemereise (0), Raalte

• 1922 » Irving R. Levine, American journalist and author († 2009)
• 1923 » Wolfgang Sawallisch, German pianist and conductor († 2013)
• 1924 » Alex Kellner, American baseball player († 1996)
• 1925 » Alain Peyrefitte, French scholar and politician, Minister of Justice for France († 1999)
• 1925 » Etelka Keserű, Hungarian economist and politician († 2018)
• 1925 » Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt, Chilean composer († 2010)
• 1925 » Jack Hirshleifer, American economist and academic († 2005)
• 1925 » Pyotr Todorovsky, Ukrainian-Russian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer († 2013)
• 1926 » Anahit Tsitsikian, Armenian violinist and educator († 1999)
• 1926 » Robert Vickrey, American painter and author († 2011)

• 1910 » William James, American psychologist and philosopher (b. 1842)
• 1921 » Matthias Erzberger, German publicist and politician (b. 1875)
• 1921 » Sándor Wekerle, Hungarian jurist and politician, Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1848)
• 1930 » Lon Chaney, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1883)
• 1943 » Bîmen Şen, Turkish composer and songwriter (b. 1873)
• 1944 » Adam von Trott zu Solz, German lawyer and diplomat (b. 1909)
• 1945 » Franz Werfel, Austrian author and playwright (b. 1890)
• 1946 » Jeanie MacPherson, American actress and screenwriter (b. 1887)
• 1956 » Alfred Wagenknecht, German-American activist (b. 1881)
• 1958 » Ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer and educator (b. 1872)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Adrianus
10. Jacobus
11. Jacob
12. Wilhelmus
13. Gerardus
14. Arie
15. Antonius
16. Dirk

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Catharina
8. Adriana
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Geertruida
12. Jacoba
13. Margaretha
14. Helena
15. Aaltje
16. Grietje

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
• February 28 » The Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake strikes northeastern North America.
• March 16 » An earthquake occurs in Yunnan, China.
• May 1 » The All-China Federation of Trade Unions is officially founded. Today it is the largest trade union in the world, with 134million members.
• May 25 » Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes is indicted for teaching human evolution in Tennessee.
• May 30 » May Thirtieth Movement: Shanghai Municipal Police Force shoot and kill 13 protesting workers.
• September 8 » Rif War: Spanish forces including troops from the Foreign Legion under Colonel Francisco Franco landing at Al Hoceima, Morocco.

The temperature on August 26, 1925 was between 10.6 °C and 19.3 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (45%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.